It is disgraceful to allow yourself to be used to peddle lies as a man of God-Mahama jabs Bempah

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reacted to a prophecy by Prophet Owusu Bempah that he (Mahama) is in talks with individuals to have the president and his vice assassinated.

The man of God last week told Accra based Oman Fm God has revealed to him that Mr Mahama has plotted to have the president and his vice as well as Chairman Wontumi and Kennedy Agyapong killed.

But Mr Mahama through his special aide, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has rubbished the allegations.

The statement said: “The attention of former President John Dramani Mahama has been drawn to claims made by a certain Pastor Owusu Bempah on Oman FM on 7thMarch, 2019 accusing the former president of planning to commit a crime.

In direct response to the said accusations, I am directed by Mr. Mahama to state that the claims of the said pastor are false. They remain imaginations of a warped mind and effusions of a politically-tainted founder of a church who would say and do anything to attract attention to himself.”

Describing the prophet as a surrogate of the president, the statement said: “As a known surrogate of the Akufo-Addo government, the said Owusu Bempah’s statements are clearly calculated to distract the attention of the suffering masses of Ghana from the mounting issues of bad governance, corruption, insecurity, hardship and dishonesty.

According to the statement: “It is disgraceful that someone who claims to be a prophet of God would readily agree to be used to broadcast lies emanating from a vivid imagination instead of preaching the word of God. Never in the entire account of the bible has there been any anointed prophet of God who only praises a king and turns a blind eye to the evils committed in his reign.”

The statement continued: “Mr. Mahama would also like to take this opportunity to assure the good people of Ghana that he remains the peaceful, focused, people-loving, and gentle politician that he has always been.

He will not be distracted by the deliberately planned and concocted stories to keep afloat a scandal-mongering campaign against him by the ruling party.”